Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Ashland came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Ashland in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Ashland. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Ashland, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Ashland:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2005
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of Illinois (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Rand McNally Map (1881)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Illinois (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Ashland is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Ashland in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Ashland for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Ashland. See our Misc Page for Ashland for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Ashland:

Ashland was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)